Cleveland police following leads after man shot in back near Tri-C metro campus Friday

Cleveland police said they have possible leads into the shooting of 26-year-old Tyrone Greer near Tri-C's Metro Campus about 4:30 a.m. Friday. Greer was listed in stable condition at MetroHealth Medical Center, police said.Cory Shaffer, Northeast Ohio Media Group

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Police have developed possible leads after a 26-year-old man was shot in the back just off Cuyahoga Community College's Metro Campus Friday morning.

Police said Tyrone Greer was outside talking with other men in the 3500 block of Ali-Bey Avenue - between East 35th Street and East 37th Street, just south of Community College Avenue - about 4:30 a.m., police said.

Greer told police several people in a dark SUV pulled up, and a passenger opened fire on the group, firing several rounds. One of those shots hit Greer in the back, and after the car sped away, one of the men Greer was with drove him to St. Vincent Charity Hospital, police said.

Greer was transferred to MetroHealth Medical Center, where police said he is in stable condition.

A police spokesman said Third District officers interviewed several witnesses and have developed possible leads. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at

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